Trump says he was 'kidding' about Dana White for press secretary

President Trump said on Sunday that he offered UFC CEO Dana White the White House press secretary role as a joke.

"I will tell you, I was only kidding," Trump told reporters in West Palm Beach, Florida. "But Dana loves the idea, and there's only one Dana, and he's great."

The president then appeared to reference either his original announcement or a cartoon video he posted to Truth Social earlier Sunday, which featured White and a number of UFC fighters in the White House briefing room. The video depicts the fighters attacking reporters.